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. N. T. REMY.

GRAIN BINDER.

Patented Apr. 24, 1883.

' No. 276,469. E311.

.| lllllllllln -g UNITED ST TES PATENT OFFICE.

NoAH T. BEMY, OF MILTON, INDIANA, AssIe-NoE OF ONE-HALE 'ro TH DORSEYMAeHINE ooMPANY, OF sAME PLACE. I

GRAIN-BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 'No. 276,469, dated April24, 1883.

' Application filed January 29,1883. (No model.)

. binding-twine into proximity with the knotter,

which device is composed of a lever or arm mounted in the rear or underside of the customary breast-plate on an oscillating shaft, which isjournaled on the side of the knottersupporting frame and operated bymeans of a pinion and rack, said rack connecting by a forked arm witharotating cam on the hotterdriving shaft.

My invention is particularly designed to provide means for binding grainin tighter bundles than heretofore, the utility of which is apparent inthe saving of twine.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of part of a grain-binder embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a broken sectlonal elevationon line :1; as, Fig. 1-, on an enlarged scale, showing my improvedtucker and its driving mechanism, in connection with the breast-plateand knotter-supportin g frame. Fig. 3 is a broken transverse sectionalelevation on line 3 :1 Fig. 3, showing the tuckerarm, breast-plate, partof the knotter-supporting frame, and the pinion and rack on V thetucker-oscillating shaft.

The frame of the machine and the knotter and its driving mechanism areconstructed and arranged as customary, and it will therefore beunnecessary to describe them, as they do not form any part of the claimherein. t

A represents the customary breast-plate, arranged and secured in theusual manner to the binder-frame and the knotter-supporting frame orplate B.

0 is the knotter-driving shaft, jou-rnaled within the sleeve D.

cillating shaft, 6, to press upon the twine and carry and hold it intoproximity with the knotter, and also so as to take up such slack as mayoccur at this point and hold the cord taut till the knot is tied. Theshaft e is journaled in bracket hearings or boxes 0. b, constructed onthe side face or flange, b, ofthe knotter-supporting frame B.

F is a segmental gear or pinion, secured in any suitable manner on theshaft 6.

G represents a lever pivoted on the stud or ping, projecting from flangeb of the knotterframe B.

H represents a toothed head or 'rack,eonstructed at one end of lever G,which meshes with the pinion F to oscillate the tucker.

I represents fork-arms at the opposite end of lever G, and provided withfriction-rollers i -i at their outer ends.

J isa cam or segmental flange, secured in place in the knotter-drivingshaftG by a screw or bolt, j.

Fork-arms I straddle or span the cam J,the rotary movement of which, incontact with the rollers i i on the ends of the fork-arms, causes thelever G to oscillate, and, through rack-and pinion connection with thetucker-shaft, moves the'tucker-arm at the proper time and in the desiredmanner.

I claim In a grain-binder, the cord-tucker arm E, mounted on a shaft, e,and driven or oscillated by pinion-and-rack connection with a pivotedlever, G, having:v a bifurcated end spanning the knotter-driving shaft,the latter having a cam, J, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed. I

In testimony whereofI have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

NOAH T. BEMY.

Witnesses:

D. P. LEIBHARDT, OLIVER FERGUSON.

